Kids see 800 junk food ads per year
20 April, 2018With diet-related problems the leading cause of disease in Australia, new research into junk food ads seen by kids is alarming.
Asthma link to boys' childhood fractures
05 April, 2018Boys with asthma are 30% more likely to fracture a bone than boys without, while girls with asthma have no link to bone fractures.
Hope for colicky babies
18 January, 2018Distressed parents of babies with colic may soon have a solution — although so far, it leans towards babies who are exclusively breastfed.
Childhood happiness, self-esteem linked to good diet
05 January, 2018Regardless of their socioeconomic position or body weight, a healthy diet is likely to result in a happy, well-balanced child.
New guidelines to help child stroke victims
11 December, 2017Stroke affects children and babies, and is among the top 10 causes of death in children.
Ethical guidelines protecting children's fertility
06 November, 2017Doctors treating childhood cancer have a new tool to help manage tough ethical questions surrounding fertility preservation for their young patients.
Some children on IV can be treated at home
21 August, 2017Researchers find home treatment as good as in hospital in terms of safety, cost and patient satisfaction.
Paediatric protocol reduces missed sepsis diagnoses
14 June, 2017US researchers have developed an electronic sepsis alert, using a combination of vital signs, risk factors and physician judgement, to identify children in a paediatric emergency department with severe sepsis.
A touchy subject — preterm babies' brains respond to contact
13 June, 2017New parents are encouraged to take heart: their touch matters more than they may realise.
Low-dose steroids are brain-safe for preterm bubs
10 April, 2017A French study reveals that low doses of steroids given to preterm infants are not linked to any harmful effects on brain development at two years of age.
'Mini-guts' offer clues to paediatric GI illness
21 February, 2017A miniature model of the gut made from stem cells lifts the lid on how infection-causing enteroviruses enter the intestine.
3 companies to receive seed funds to develop medical devices for children
15 February, 2017The Philadelphia Pediatric Medical Device Consortium (PPDC) has announced seed grants to three companies developing medical devices for children.
Body cooling vs active fever prevention for children after in-hospital cardiac arrest
25 January, 2017Emergency body cooling does not improve survival or functional outcomes in children who experience in-hospital cardiac arrest any more than normal temperature control, according to a multicentre study led by the University of Michigan and University of Utah.
New technique a breath of fresh air for kids in emergency
05 January, 2017A new therapy, trialled by Lady Cilento Children’s Hospital researchers, has the potential to become a 'game changer' in emergency paediatric medicine.
Millions of kids could benefit from this new worm treatment strategy
15 December, 2016This improved strategy for treating intestinal worms in adults and children could improve the health of millions of children in Southeast Asia, the Pacific and Africa.
